From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

Billboard offers its take on the top country songs of 2025, including music from Cody Johnson, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson ...

As 2025 draws to a close, music lovers are flocking to YouTube for what many are calling the definitive soundtrack of the ...

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Bob Mould, Stereolab, and Jeff Tweedy among them — are essential architects of the indie sound, with careers that go back ...

The best TV needle drops of the year, from the Stone Roses in 'Severance' to Peaches in 'I Love LA' to Metallica in 'Alien: ...

From Patti Smith to Dua Lipa the best music in 2025 inspired, uplifted and offered solace in these times. This is the best of ...

George Clooney, Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves all came to Broadway in 2025. But here are the plays and musicals that we ...

Judging by mainstream music in 2025, humankind is not in a particularly creative place. The year’s main storylines included ...

There are quite a few famous movies about fictional musicians, some of which have memorable songs. Many of these tunes were ...

PROG/ORCHESTRAL Somni by Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest; GroundUP Music. When New York-based virtuoso collective Snarky Puppy toured Australia in May, it brought the “slimline ...